Alcantara, Dolores Jimenez (b. 1909)
Alcantara, Dolores Jimenez (b. 1909)
Spanish Flamenco singer. Name variations: La Niña de Puebla. Born Dolores Jimenez Alcantara in La Puebla de Cazalla, near Seville, Spain.
Blinded during childhood, Dolores Alcantara took the name "La Niña de Puebla" ("Girl of the Town") and made her singing debut in 1931. Her specialty was fandangos and zambras.
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